FOOTBAI~L
1966

Russell E. Houk, Head Coach and Athletic Director

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BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE
Bloom3burg

Pennsylvania

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dr. Harvey A. Andruss
President, Bloomsburg State College
Russell Houk, Lock Haven S. C. '52
Athletic Director and Head Football Coach
Robert Davenport, Bucknell U. '52
Line Coach
Ronald Puhl, Lock Haven S. C. '61
Backfield Coach
Douglas Boelhouwer, Rutgers U. '59
Freshman Coach
Ronald Novak, California S. C. '58
Assistant Freshman Coach
Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S. C. '43
Director of Development
Bruce C. Dietterick, Penn State U. '47
Sports Information Director
Kenneth Adams, Bloomsburg S. C. '67
Team Manager

ATHLETIC INFORMATION
Member ------------------------------------ NCAA, NAIA, PSCAC
Colors --------------------------··-------- Maroon and Gold
Nickname -------------------------------------------------------------- Huskies
Home Field ------------------------------------------------ Athletic Park
Capacity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3,000
Press Table ________________ Accomodations for 8 persons

COLLEGE INFORMATION
Denomination
Non-Denominational
Conducted by ____________ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Year Founded -------------------------------------------------------------- 1839
Enrollment -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3100

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROSTER 1966
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Pos Class Age

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High School

Hometown

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210
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145
205
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210
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5'6
5'11
6'1
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5'6
5'10
6'
5'9
5'10
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5'11
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Mt. Carmel
Milton Hershey
Lewisburg
Seaford
Newport
Pottsgrove
Liberty
William Penn
West Mifflin
Danville
Archbald
Shamokin
Big Spring
Berwick
Spring Grove
Exeter Township
Kingston
Hazleton
Bloomsburg
Spring Grove
Williamsport
Pottsville
Upper Merion
West Hazleton
Pottsville
Shippensburg
South Wes tern
Williamsport
Blue Mountain
Bloomsburg
Meyers
Cedar Cliff
Hanover Township
Berwick
Central Columbia
West Hazleton
Binghamton Central
Woodrow Wilson
Dunmore
Souderton Area Jt.
Cedar Cliff
Olean Bishop Walsh
Curwensville

Mt. Carmel
Hershey
Winfield
Seaford, N. Y.
Nanticoke
Pottstown
Bethlehem
Harrisburg
West Mifflin
Danville
Archbald
Shamokin
Newville
Berwick
Spring Grove
St. Lawrence
Kingston
Hazleton
Bloomsburg
Spring Grove
Williamsport
Pottsville
W. Conshohocken
West Hazleton
Pottsville
Shippensburg
Hanover
Williamsport
Orwigsburg
Bloomsburg
Wilkes-Barre
Harrisburg
Wilkes-Barre
Berwick
Orangeville
West Hazleton
Binghamton, N. Y.
Levittown
Dunmore
Souderton
New Cumberland
E ldred
Clearfield

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*Greco, Richard
FB
*Henry, Terry
E
*Hunter, William
*Schaefer, Bernard
C
HB
*Schraeder, Jerry
DHB
Basile, A . J arnes
*DcFrancisco, Michael LB
Erney, Dana
QB
QB
Farrelly, John
HB
*Gerst, Joseph
*Kucharski, Stan
HB
*Lichte!, Richard
QB
DHB
Long, Bruce
HB
*Masich, Jim
*Moul, William
T
Rudy, Russell
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*Surridge, Robert
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*Tucker, Robert
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Waskie, Anthony
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Arnold, Dave
T
Bennett, Bob
G
Carestia, John
FB
HB
Cerrnanski, John
Christina, Ronald
G
Deitrich, Robert
C
Eastep, Torn
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Geise, George
C
Harris, Fred
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Krammes, Bruce
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Kressler, Fred
G
DE
Jayne, Samuel
MacKay, Edward
HB
Matthews, Frank
G
Mihaly, Steve
T
HB
Oman, Jim
Orth, Al
G
Petras, Edward
T
Roccograndi, Lynn
G
Raune, Frank
T
Sell, Arthur
HB
Shell, Dave
HB
Slavin, Pat
HB
Smay, Ray
C
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5'10
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5'8
6'4
5'9
6'2
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5'3
6'2
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5'10
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5'9
6'2
6'1
5'11
6'
5'9
5'10
6'
5'10

OUTLOOK FOR 1966
This is the first year that Coach Russ Houk and
his staff should i:eap some dividends from the freshman rule that was put into effect at Bloomsburg State
College two years ago.
The bulk of this year's
squad will be composed of sophomores and juniors
who showed up quite well during the three week
spring practice in April.
Speaking of the incoming · sophomores, Houk
stated, "These boys have ability and are all eager to
gain a starting berth.
This is the kind of enthusiasm
with which I like to work.
Maybe not this
year, but soon, we will be contenders for state college
honors."
Houk also indicated that barring injuries
the Huskies should come up with B.S.C.'s first
winning season since 1960.
The line this year should be well fortified in
depth and have the size to give protection for
quarterback Dick Lichte! and provide running room
for shifty Joe Gerst and several other speedy backs
such as Jim Masich and Jerry Schraeder.
Lichte!,
who likes to run the ball as well as throw, should be
one of the better quarterbacks in the conference.
With the return of several fine ends including Stan
Kucharski, Bob Tucker, and Russell Rudy, the
Huskies' varied attack should keep the opposition
guessing.

In addition to Gerst, Schraeder, and Masich,
other returning backfield men include: Terry Henry,
Dill Hunter, Mike Defrancisco, John Farelly, and
Mike Novak.
Returning linemen are: Dick Greco,
Bernard Schaefer, Bill Moul and I3ob Surridge.
P r omising sophomore members are:
backs-Pat
Slavin. Dave Shell, Ed MacKay, and Art SeJI;
linemen-Fred Harris, Bob Deitrich, Steve Mihaly,
Bruc e Kramme s, Tom Eastep, Dave Arnold, Ron
Chri stina, and Lynn Roccograndi .
VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
*Sept.
*Sept.
/* Sept.
/* Oct.
/ Oct.
/ Oct.
/* Nov.
/ Nov.
* Night

16-Shippensburg SC ____________________________ H-8 :00
23-Lock Haven SC _ _ _ _ _ _ H-8:00
30-Mansfield SC __________________ H-8:00
15-West Chester SC ____________________________ A-8:00
22-Millersville SC ________________________________ H-2:00
(Homecoming)
29-Cheyney SC __________ A-2 :00
4-Kutztown SC _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H-&:00
12-East Stroudsburg SC ____________________ A-1 :30
Game
j Conference Game

FRESHMEN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.

6 Bucknell ________________________________________________ H-3:00
13-Shippensburg SC ____________________________ A-2:30
19-Kutztown SC _________________________________H-2:00
27-Lock Haven SC _ _________________ A-2 :30
3-Lycoming __________________________________________ H-2 :30

THE COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Russ Houk is in his third year a t the
helm of the Huskies.
A product of Lincoln High
School in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, he attended
Duke University and later transferred to Lock Haven
State College, where he won several varsity letters in
football, wrestling, and track.
In addition to being
head football coach at B.S.C., he also serves as
athletic director and head wrestling coach.
He has
received national recognition in small college wrestling cir cles.
Houk was an outstanding lineman at Lock Haven
and later head coach at South Williamsport and
Muncy high schools before coming to Bloomsburg
in 1957.
Prior to his head football coach appointment in 1964, he served as assistant footba ll coach
at B.S.C. from 1957-1961.
He is a superb conditioner of men and can instill a great desire to win
in the minds of his players.

Line Coach Bob Davenport, a native of Berwick,
Penn sylvania, joined the B. S. C. coaching staff
when Houk took over as head coach . He previously
coached high school teams at Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania; Berwick, Pennsylvania; and V in eland, N.J.
and had an overall record of 34 wins and 24 losses.
He captained his freshman team at Bucknell UniV" rsitv in 1948, and played varsity during the '49'50-'5 1 seasons. As a center and line backer, he was
instrumental in helping the '51 Bucknell team remain unbeaten and untied.
Backfield Coach Ronald Puhl was a three letter
winner in footba ll, swimming, wrestling, and field and
track whi le at Lock Haven State College from 1957
to 1961.
He began his coaching career at the
Phoenixville Area Senior High School, where he
served as varsity track and fie ld coach for four years,
as sistant wrestling coach for one year, head gymnas tics coach for three years, and varsity backfield
footba ll coach for several years.
He earned his
:\{aster o{ Education degree in physical education at
\,Vest Chester State College in 1966. Puhl replaces
Dick Mentzer, who resigned to join the facu lty of
the University of Maryland.
Freshman Coach Doug Boelhouwer, who came to
B loomsburg State College in 1965, was born in New
Brunswick, K. J. and is a 1959 graduate of Rutgers
University where he played his college football. Prior
to corning to Bloomsburg State, Doug was a member
of the faculty of South P lainfie ld High School, New
Jersey, where he served as varsity line coach. He
was head track coach for the 1966 season but will be
replaced in that capacity next year by Ron Puhl.
Assistant Freshman Coach Ron Novak is a native
of California, Pennsylvania where he graduated from
high school and California State College. Prior to
coming to Bloomsburg in 1964, he was assistant football and baseball coach at E li zabeth Forward High
School, E li zabeth, Pennsylvania. At California State
College, Ron was an out standing halfback and considered one of the better grid performers of the past
twenty years at that coll ege.